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Utilities Replacing CDs and Bonds as the Best Retirement Investments (XLU, IDU, UTG, AEP, FE, PPL, AWK)

Posted: October 4, 2011 at 1:12 pm

The government bond market pays investors nothing now. The 5-Year Treasury Note, a staple for retail investors historically, pays a dismal 0.86%. The appeal of this duration would also appeal to ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CPN, CSC, DUK, EXC, FE, GE, INTU, MCD, MPEL, MSI, P, PAAS, PEP, TRV, EGY, WPI)

Posted: July 25, 2011 at 8:08 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning. Calpine Corporation (NYSE: CPN) Raised to Buy at BofA/ML. Computer ...
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9 Utilities Set To Raise Dividends (DUK, AWK, AWR, XEL, DTE, AEP, CEG, D, ETR, FE, NEE, PNW, PPL, PGN)

Posted: July 6, 2011 at 6:31 am

If you have seen one trend that has lasted in 2011 it is that companies are hiking their dividend payouts for their shareholders.  Many classic investment models are based almost ...
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Why Fund & Income Investors Are Drawn to Utilities (XLU, SO, EXC, D, IDU, RYU, CEG, NRG, NI, PCS, VZ, UPW, NEE, UTF, UTG, DNP, FSTUX, CMS, POR, RYAUX, FE, FKUTX, SRE)

Posted: June 6, 2011 at 10:15 am

When the going gets tough, the tough often play defense -- out of risky assets and into those assets that offer more security and some dividend upside. One choice is ...
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Dividend Watch: Making American Utilities Pay For Your Retirement (AEP, DUK, PGN, FE, XLU)

Posted: May 3, 2011 at 11:38 am

It would be easy to worry about the share prices of utility companies after the recession and after the most recent rise in commodity prices, and that brings up the ...
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Are U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Operators Really at Business Risk? (CCJ, USU, XLU, AEE, CEG, ETR, EXC, FE, PGN, SO)

Posted: March 16, 2011 at 4:35 pm

It goes without saying that nuclear power has hit skid row.  The damage to the industry that has been caused by the earthquake and the tsunami which followed in Japan ...
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The Unusual Suspects For The Week Ahead (AA, APOL, DUK, PGN, ENDP, FE, AYE, GENZ, INTC, JPM, MMI, RVBD, THC, UNP, WFC, USB)

Posted: January 9, 2011 at 10:18 am

Our feature of "The Unusual Suspects" is back after not having enough consistent planned events during the last two weeks of the holidays.  We have earnings due, cases happening, FDA ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AEP, BKS, BBBY, BP, CAT, DNDN, DOW, ELX, LLY, FE, LEAP, MET, PCLN, SQNM, SOLF)

Posted: August 4, 2010 at 8:21 am

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Wednesday morning: American Electric Power Co., Inc. (NYSE: AEP) Cut to Neutral ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (AFFX, ANDE, CHRM, FE, MOS, OPEN, POT, PLD, PEG, QNST, WBD)

Posted: June 21, 2010 at 8:40 am

These are some of this Monday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research notes: Affymetrix Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX) Cut to Underweight at Piper Jaffray. ...
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Dividends or Not, Utilities Need To Perform (XLU, SO, D, DUK, FPL, AEP, ETR, FE, EIX, PGN, PPL, XEL, DTE, AES, CEG, NRG, CPN, AYE, NU, PNW, POM, NST, OGE, TE)

Posted: April 1, 2010 at 9:54 am

Investors love dividends, and big stable utility stocks often have some of the highest dividends of any class of stocks.  There has just been one problem... Dividends or not, utilities ...
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FirstEnergy Reports Falling Demand (FE, AEP)

Posted: February 24, 2009 at 9:45 am

FirstEnergy Corporation (NYSE:FE) reported 2008  EPS of $4.38, higher than anticipated EPS of $4.33. Revenue for the year also beat expectations, coming in at $14.6 billion compared with average estimates ...
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Higher Utility Bills Coming; Rate Relief Filed (FE, CHG, AEE, AYE, GAS)

Posted: May 1, 2008 at 8:32 am

While many utilities are reporting earnings, there is one thing that many investors will care about more than each company's results.  It seems that utilities across the board are filing ...
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